The Paschal candle represents Christ, the Light of the World. The pure beeswax of which the candle is made represents the sinless Christ who was formed in the womb of His Mother. The wick ...

Nikas • The Paschal (Easter) Resurrection Service begins Saturday at 11 p.m. There’s a vigil service and then at about five minutes to midnight, we dim all the lights in the church.

A Paschal candle that - due to the death of the Pope - has become a funeral candle beside the Holy Father. The candle was made in the sanctuary of Sant’Antonio in Polla, the convent of the saint ...

Pope Francis led the world's Roman Catholics into Easter at a Saturday night vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, decrying the "icy winds of war" and other injustices.

After the fathers lit their child's candle from the Paschal candle during the Mass, the pope told the parents to always keep the candle in their homes as a reminder of the day.

The Gospel is placed next to it, the Paschal candle to symbolize resurrection and eternal life. The frame is wheeled into the basilica after the mass. The late pontiff is covered with a veil over ...

The lighting of the Paschal candles involves carrying a burning candle into a darkened church, while the deacon chants, ‘The Light of Christ’. It’s a moving and dramatic moment, ...

Once in St. Peter's, his casket will not be put on an elevated bier — as was the case with past popes — but will just be be placed simply facing the pews, with the Paschal candle nearby.

When the paschal candle reaches the sanctuary, it is enthroned in a stand usually adorned with a ring of flowers. The deacon or priest sings the Exsultet, the Easter proclamation.

A look at the centuries-old tradition of burying popes in three coffins — and why Pope Francis decided to simplify his own burial rites.

At this liturgy, Catholics will celebrate the festival of light, symbolizing the Light of the Resurrection seen in the new fire, the Easter or Paschal candle lit within a darkened cathedral.